Participants

Registration & Assessment Process

ALL students 20 years of age or older as of September 1 (Participant) wanting to enroll in Academic Skill Development, GED Prep or High School Completion programs may do so starting Monday, September 23, 2010 in person only at 4155 Monitor Road, Bay City, MI 48706. Students will begin the registration process by providing us with the following:

• Proof of birth date (i.e. Driver's License, State ID Card, or Birth Certificate); AND
• Complete transcript(s) from the last attending high school or facility where credits were earned. NOTE: Students returning to our program for who have provided us with a transcript will not be required to bring another copy, but it will be verified that one is one file at time of registration.

If you do not provide/meet all of the above criteria, you will NOT be allowed to enroll.

After completing the registration paperwork, a MANDATORY Orientation & Assessment Testing session will be assigned. The Orientation & Assessment Testing session is necessary to make sure that participants are placed in appropriate level classes. A participant will not be officially enrolled or able to begin classes until the Orientation & Assessment Test session is completed. After the session is completed, department staff will assign the participants their class schedule.

What to Expect at the Orientation & Assessment Testing Session

• The session will be held at the Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center in one of the computer labs.
• Participants will need to plan to be here for 4 hours on the evening they are scheduled.
• There will be NO FOOD or DRINK allowed in the computer lab, but breaks may be given as needed.
• Children and guests will NOT be permitted to wait in the computer lab or building during the session.
• The first part of the session will be an orientation to the Bay-Arenac ISD Adult & Continuing Education policies, procedures, and changes that have occurred to our program.
• The assessment test will be given on the computer and is called TABE Online.  (Computer experience is not necessary.)
• Participants are expected to bring paper and pencil/pen with them.
• Participants will not be officially registered or able to begin classes until they have completed the Orientation & Assessment Testing session.
• Participant's performance on the assessment test will determine the courses for which they qualify.
• Participants may be placed on a waiting list for the next available quarter if courses are full at the time the Orientation & Assessment Testing session is completed.

Progress and Post Testing Assessment Process

Progress and post test assessments must be completed in accordance with the requirements from State of Michigan and the publishers of the assessment software. Students will be required to do ALL follow up assessment testing at the Career Center building on assigned dates and times. Participants will receive a letter from the Adult Education office notifying them of their eligibility to retest.  Failure to complete assessment testing will result in suspension from the program.

The last day for a Participant to register for an Orientation & Assessment Testing session for the 2010-11 school year is Tuesday, January 10, 2011.